Firefighters of the Emergency Management Service, patrol police and criminal police departments have been mobilised across regions of Georgia to help citizens amid deteriorated weather conditions with strong winds, heavy precipitation and storms, the body said on Monday.
The Emergency Management Service urged caution among residents of the country, with a "sharp deterioration" forecast in weather conditions for Monday and Tuesday, calling on those in coastal regions in particular to refrain from entering coastline areas due to storms.
The Roads Department on Monday imposed traffic restrictions on several sections in the west and north of the country due to heavy snowfall.
Traffic has been prohibited for trailers and semi-trailers on the kilometre 39-52 section of the Nakerala Pass of the Kutaisi-Tkibuli-Ambrolauri highway in the west of the country.
Trailers and semi-trailers are also not allowed on the Sachkhere-Uzunta-Skhmeri-Zudali road in the west, while access is open to other types of vehicles.
The Department on Sunday said traffic on the Gudauri-Kobi section of the international Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road, connecting Georgia and Russia through the Caucasus mountains, was restricted for trailers and semi-trailers due to snow and low temperature.
The National Environment Agency said traffic on the section would be allowed only through avalanche tunnels under “direct supervision and coordination” of police.